MTV Video Music Awards 2013

MTV Video Music Awards 2013
	; Video Music Awards 2013 logo
Awarded for	MTV Video Music Awards
date	August 25, 2013
Moderation	various
Loan location	Barclays Center , New York City
Country	United States
Awarded by	MTV
Most awards	Justin Timberlake (4)
Most of the nominations	Rihanna (11)
website	mtv.com/vma

Justin Timberlake

The MTV Video Music Awards 2013 presented by the music broadcaster MTV took place on August 25, 2013 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn , New York . This time the annual event was not moderated by a special moderator. The most successful winner of the evening was Justin Timberlake , who won a total of four awards for his song Mirrors , including "Video of the Year" and the "Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award".

Appearances

Pre-show

Austin Mahone - What About Love
Ariana Grande - The Way / Baby I.

Main show

Lady Gaga - Applause
Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop
Robin Thicke and Miley Cyrus - Blurred Lines
Robin Thicke (featuring 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar ) - Give It 2 U
Kanye West - Blood on the Leaves
Justin Timberlake - Take Back the Night / SexyBack / Like I Love You / My Love / Cry Me a River / Señorita / Rock Your Body / Gone (with * NSYNC ) / Girlfriend (with * NSYNC) / Bye Bye Bye (with * NSYNC ) / Suit & Tie / Mirrors
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis , Mary Lambert and Jennifer Hudson - Same Love
Drake - Hold On, We're Going Home / Started from the Bottom
Bruno Mars - Gorilla
Katy Perry - Roar

Winners and nominations

The nominees were announced on July 17, 2013.

Video of the Year

Justin Timberlake - Mirrors

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Wanz ) - Thrift Shop
Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven
Lostprophets - I Knew You Were Trouble
Robin Thicke (featuring TI and Pharrell ) - Blurred Lines

Best Male Video

Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven

Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
Ed Sheeran - Lego House
Robin Thicke (featuring TI and Pharrell ) - Blurred Lines
Justin Timberlake - Mirrors

Best Female Video

Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble

Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop
Demi Lovato - Heart Attack
Pink (featuring Nate Ruess ) - Just Give Me a Reason
Rihanna (featuring Mikky Ekko ) - Stay

Artist to Watch

Austin Mahone - What About Love

Iggy Azalea - Work
Twenty One Pilots - Holding on to You
The Weeknd - Wicked Games
Zedd (featuring Foxes) - Clarity

Best Pop Video

Selena Gomez - Come & Get It

Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop
fun. - Carry on
Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven
Justin Timberlake - Mirrors

Best rock video

30 Seconds to Mars - Up in the Air

Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)
Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
Mumford & Sons - I Will Wait
Vampire Weekend - Diane Young

Best hip-hop video

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Ray Dalton ) - Can't Hold Us

A $ AP Rocky (featuring 2 Chainz , Drake and Kendrick Lamar ) - Fuckin 'Problems
J. Cole (featuring Miguel ) - Power Trip
Drake - Started from the Bottom
Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)

Best collaboration

Pink (featuring Nate Ruess ) - Just Give Me a Reason

Calvin Harris (featuring Ellie Goulding ) - I Need Your Love
Pitbull (featuring Christina Aguilera ) - Feel This Moment
Robin Thicke (featuring TI and Pharrell ) - Blurred Lines
Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay-Z ) - Suit & Tie

Best Direction

Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay-Z ) - Suit & Tie (Director: David Fincher )

Drake - Started from the Bottom (Directors: Director X and Drake )
fun. - Carry On (Director: Anthony Mandler )
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Ray Dalton) - Can't Hold Us (Directors: Ryan Lewis, Jason Koenig and Jon Jon Augustavo)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege (Director: Megaforce)

Best choreography

Bruno Mars - Treasure (Choreographer: Bruno Mars)

Chris Brown - Fine China (Choreographers: Richmond Talauega, Anthony Talauega and Anwar Flii Burton)
Ciara - Body Party (Choreographer: Jamaica Craft)
Jennifer Lopez (featuring Pitbull ) - Live It Up (Choreographers: JR Taylor and Beau Smart)
will.i.am (featuring Justin Bieber ) - #thatPOWER (Choreographers: Fatima Robinson and Ryo Noguchi)

Best visual effects

Capital Cities - Safe and Sound (Visual Effects: Grady Hall, Jonathan Wu and Derek Johnson)

Duck Sauce - It's You (Visual Effects: Royal Post / Paris)
Flying Lotus - Tiny Tortures (Visual Effects: Dustin Bowser)
Skrillex (featuring The Doors ) - Breakn 'a Sweat (Visual Effects: Bonnie Brae, BEMO, Jeff Dotson and Erik Lee)
The Weeknd - Wicked Games (Visual Effects: Drop and Abel)

Best Art Direction

Janelle Monáe (featuring Erykah Badu ) - QUEEN (Art Director: Veronica Logsdon)

30 Seconds to Mars - Up in the Air (Art Director: Floyd Albee)
Alt-J - Tessellate (Art Director: Charlie Lambros)
Capital Cities - Safe and Sound (Art Director: Teri Whittaker)
Lana Del Rey - National Anthem (Art Director: Lou Asaro)

Best editing

Justin Timberlake - Mirrors (Editors: Jarrett Fijal and Bonch LA)

Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop (Editors: Paul Martinez and Nick Rondeau)
Calvin Harris (featuring Florence Welch ) - Sweet Nothing (Editors: Vincent Haycock and Ross Hallard)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Ray Dalton) - Can't Hold Us (Editors: Ryan Lewis and Jason Koenig)
Pink (featuring Nate Ruess ) - Just Give Me a Reason (Editor: Jackie London at Sunset Edit)

Best Cinematography

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Ray Dalton) - Can't Hold Us (Directors of Photography: Jason Koenig, Ryan Lewis and Mego Lin)

30 Seconds to Mars - Up in the Air (Director of Photography: David Devlin)
A-Trak and Tommy Trash - Tuna Melt (Directors of Photography: TS Pfeffer and Robert McHugh)
Lana Del Rey - Ride (Director of Photography: Malik Sayeed)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege (Director of Photography: Alexis Zabé )